2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open
| 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8–14 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $750,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Venue | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Dayana Yastremska | |
| Doubles | |
 Samantha Stosur /  Zhang Shuai | |
The 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 8 to 14.[1]
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,265 | $81,251 | $43,663 | $13,068 | $7,195 | $4,444 | $2,160 | $1,270 |
| Doubles * | $26,031 | $13,544 | $7,271 | $3,852 | $2,031 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 |
 JPN |
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 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 13 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 4 |
| UKR |
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| CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 28 | 6 |
| AUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 33 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 39 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by 
Caroline Dolehide
Naomi Osaka → replaced by 
Julia Glushko- Bernarda Pera → replaced by
Luksika Kumkhum 
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by 
Viktoriya Tomova- Sachia Vickery → replaced by
Kristína Kučová
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 55 | 1 |
 POL
|
Alicja Rosolska |  USA
|
Abigail Spears | 64 | 2 |
| JPN
|
Miyu Kato | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 67 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama |  BLR
|
Lidziya Marozava | 84 | 4 |
1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Dayana Yastremska def.
Wang Qiang, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
[edit]
Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai def. Shuko Aoyama / 
Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 6–4
References
[edit]- ^ "Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
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